Italy A national rugby union team

The Italy A national rugby union team (Italian: Nazionale A di rugby a 15 dell'Italia, also known as Italia Emergenti which means Italy Emerging Players) are the second national rugby union team in Italy after the national side.

Italy A
UnionFederazione Italiana Rugby
Coach(es)Alessandro Troncon
Top scorerLuciano Orquera (119 Nations Cup Only)
Most triesMichele Sepe (4 Nations Cup Only)
Team kit
Change kit
First international
Belgium  3-34  Italy B
(7 May 1964)
Largest win
Italy XV  102-3  Denmark
(1° November 1997)
Largest defeat
Italy A  17-45  England Saxons
(29 January 2011)

They competed in the Six Nations "A" from 2000 to 2003, in the IRB Nations Cup from 2006 until 2013, except in 2011 when they played the Churchill Cup. They have also participated in the IRB Tbilisi Cup in 2014.

From 2016 to 2018 it played in the World Rugby Nations Cup.

Tournament record
Year Tournament Host Rank
2000Six Nations "A"-6th
2001Six Nations "A"-5th
2002Six Nations "A"-5th
2003Six Nations "A"-5th
2006IRB Nations CupPortugal Portugal2nd
2007IRB Nations CupRomania Romania5th
2008IRB Nations CupRomania Romania4th
2009IRB Nations CupRomania Romania2nd
2010IRB Nations CupRomania Romania3rd
2011Churchill CupEngland England3rd
2012IRB Nations CupRomania Romania3rd
2013IRB Nations CupRomania Romania2nd
2014IRB Tbilisi CupGeorgia (country) Georgia3rd
2015World Rugby Tbilisi CupGeorgia (country) Georgia2nd
2016World Rugby Nations CupRomania Romania4th
2017World Rugby Nations CupUruguay Uruguay6th
2018World Rugby Nations CupUruguay Uruguay3rd

Current squad

On 10 January, the following players were called up for uncapped test against Romania A.[1]
On 17 January, D'Amico and Di Bartolomeo replace Hasa, Traorè, Manfredi and Krumov.[2]

Head coach: Italy Alessandro Troncon

References
  1. "ITALIA A, GLI AZZURRI CONVOCATI PER IL MATCH CONTRO LA ROMANIA A". Italy Rugby Union (in Italian). 10 January 2023. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
  2. "ITALIA "A", CONVOCATI I PILONI D'AMICO E DI BARTOLOMEO". Italy Rugby Union (in Italian). 17 January 2023. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
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